Dymocks Southland will be running its second annual International Zombie Awareness Month promotion during the month of May, with great deals on a huge range of zombie-related books, giveaways, prize draws, and even a ‘zombie shuffle’!

Deal #1: Purchase any three zombie-themed books or graphic novels (including paid pre-orders), and receive a FREE copy of David Moody’s Dog Blood (valued at $27.95) only while stocks last.

Deal #2: Purchase any four zombie books, receive a free copy of Dog Blood, and enter the draw to win a fantastic prize-pack, thanks to our friends at NecroScope (details below).

12 – 1pm: Bestselling novelist James Phelan will be signing copies of his YA zombie novel Alone #1: Chasers (and his adult thriller books!). Pre-order Alone #2: Survivor, and James will personalise your copy when it’s released on June 30th! PLUS you’ll go into the draw to win a personalised, one-off, bound manuscript of an Alone short story, AND have a character named after YOU in James’ upcoming, top-secret, thirteen–book series due from Scholastic in 2012! (Winner drawn upon release of Alone #2, and notified by phone).

1 – 2pm: Zombie Shuffle! Turn up to Dymocks Southland in full zombie costume for your chance to win a magnificent The Walking Dead prize-pack (details below), thanks to our friends at Madman Entertainment. Best costume wins, prizewinner announced 2pm.

New arrivals in-store include the UK edition of Breathers (S.G. Browne), Zombies: The Recent Dead (ed. Paula Guran), and The Complete History of The Return of the Living Dead (Christian Sellers / Gary Smart).